1. The destruction of Sodom (1-29)

Lot was a believer but he loved the world. He thought he would be happy if he moved to Sodom, but he was not. He had many possessions, but he was poor in spirit. So he entertained the strangers without any joy and without any help from his family. He tried to live a moral life, but he had to compromise (6-8). He had no friends, for he lived like a Pharisee rather than a shepherd (9). Even his future sons-in-law had no respect for him (19). His heart was captured by the false material security of city life, so he could not leave Sodom by his own strength (15-22), and Mrs. Lot could not leave at all! But God remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the catastrophe (29).

2. Lot's daughters (30-38)

Lot's daughters grew up to be just like the people of Sodom. They lived by situation ethics, following the ways of the world. So they committed incest with their father and left behind them children who would become a curse, not a blessing.

Application: Lord, help me to live like Abraham, not like Lot.
One Word: The Lord remembered Abraham